Sasa Paterson 7AST

My judo

In the past 12 months I have fought in 20 competitions; including 2 international tournaments - one in the Netherlands and another in Germany.

I have won the following medals over the past 12 months:

Club Championships

Gold West Yorkshire Championships

Gold SKK Invitational

Silver Goole Open

Bronze Yorkshire and Humberside Championships

Silver Destination Judo Durham Neil Adams Masterclass

Gold and girl fighter of the day.Northern Ireland National Championships

Silver Nottingham U12’s Championships

Silver North of England Open Championships

Bronze Nottingham U12’s Open

Gold Kent International

Silver Cardiff Central

Silver Littleport Open

Gold Southend International

Bronze British School Qualifiers, London

Sliver Goole Christmas Championships U16’s

Gold British Schools Yorkshire & Humberside Qualifiers - Gold

In total I have 17 medals; 7 golds, 7 silvers and 3 bronze. Over the past year I have really enjoyed my judo and have gone to so many amazing places to compete. I have also met some pretty cool people and formed close friendships with the people I train and compete with.

What is judo?

Judo means 'the gentle way'.
It is a sport of unarmed combat that comes from jiu-jitsu. It's
intended to train the body and mind. Judo involves using hold downs,
throws and the knowledge of balance lines to unbalance the opposition.

Judo
was invented in Japan by a man called Jigoro Kano. Sadly though, on May
4th 1938 he passed away at sea, returning to Japan from an IOC meeting
where he had petitioned for Judo to become an Olympic sport.

Judo
was first an Olympic sport in the Tokyo 1964 Olympic games. In 1964
only male participants were allowed to compete. In the 1988 games women
were allowed also to participate but only for demonstrational purposes.
Then in 1992 Games women were allowed to compete for medals.

Judo is Japanese

Judo
is done mostly in Japanese. Techniques are all said in Japanese, and
words like bow, judo suit, go and stop. If you do competitions then your
score and points are also said in Japanese.